The Enid Blyton Society

pete9012S wrote:By the same token, I absolutely abhor books that have removed the original illustrations!..Grrrrr!

Me, too.

Thank you --Deepeabee,--.Yes, I have also found it strange that Ern was not offered the spare room in Fatty's house.--- He slept in the shed in Banshee Towers --- also in Strange Messages---- where he follows Fatty late at to Fairlin Hall , and rescues him from the cupboard where the men locked him in.

Yes, I have also found it strange that Ern was not offered the spare room in Fatty's house.

Why? Nothing strange at all. The Trottevilles were a middle-class family, complete with servants. There is no possibility of a working class boy staying as a guest with such a family. He wouldn't even be allowed to sit to a meal with them, he would have to have a bite to eat in the kitchen with the other servants.

Perhaps --yes, but I was looking at it from another angle-- that he was such a staunch friend of the Find Outers.

I have often wondered how big Fatty's shed would have been. Any thoughts from anyone?

Fatty's shed would have been small --- yet not quite-- very cosy. There would be an oil stove, a small window to let in the light and air . The window will be opened only when Fatty is cleaning the shed with Larry ,Daisy, Pip and Bets to help him.It would be a very comfortable, sheltered shed--- just right for the Find Outers and dog.

What were the sitting arrangements in Fatty's shed..they never seemed to be short of space to lounge and work ,plot or plan.Did the shed contain a couch or arm chairs?

Hi-- Pete, as I wrote Fatty's shed had a couple of old, but sturdy armchairs,with clean cushions.There is also a camp bed, always ready and made.There is a wooden bench half way round--- it is wide enough to rest comfortably and plan things. And of course Ern's table is there ,which they use as a work table Everything is cosy and comfy.

This poor old shed must be bulging at the sides by now! Naughty thought - did the writers of Dr Who get the idea of the Tardis from these books?

Fatty's shed would have been neat and cosy---just the right place for the Find Outers to meet on cold, winter evenings.

I always imagined Fatty's shed like a playroom; about the size of an average room with a table in the middle and chairs set around andnof course all Fatty's disguising gear set around the Walls.

Yes, that's similar to how I imagined it but I always had to readjust whenever something new was added...like the crocodile on the wall.

It is the crocodile skin on the wall -- not the crocodile-- deepeabee . Fatty's shed is really very cosy as I imagine it,--- very, very Find Outerish.

It is the crocodile skin on the wall -- not the crocodile-- deepeabee

I think deepabee meant this by "crocodile", Snehalatha.

To me, Fatty's shed would be no bigger than 10x8, whilst the SS's shed would be 8x6.